Doug Bird vs. Pete Sivess — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Sivess
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pete Sivess built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Bird as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Bird posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.38 and 1.828 for Pete Sivess. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Pete Sivess

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
11.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.34
11.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
5.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.853
0.853
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
42.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.828
1.828
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
37.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Pete Sivess

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.613
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Pete Sivess

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
62
581.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
590.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
8.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
84.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.95
-8.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
131.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Pete Sivess
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
4.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Sivess
Career
Per 600 PA